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0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Hello and welcome to Ffermio.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22- This week, - I've crossed the Irish Sea...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- ..to attend the Northern Ireland - Texel Sheep Society show and sale.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- But I'm not feeling lonely, - because the judge is a Welshman.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- Later, we celebrate the enterprise - of many of our young farmers...
0:00:37 > 0:00:43- ..and I visit a neighbour - who has reached a musical pinnacle.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- First, agricultural shows - are an exceptional platform...
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- ..to show farm produce at its best.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- But someone has to choose - the cream of the crop.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59- Tomos Evans from Carmarthenshire - has the honour of doing so today.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- I visited him recently - on his own farm.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- Tomos Evans is 29 years old...
0:01:07 > 0:01:12- ..and farms Coedhirion, - near Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- He's the third generation - to farm here.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- Over the decades, - the farm has changed substantially.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- When my grandfather was here, - it was a family dairy farm.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- A small farm.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- When my parents - moved here in 1988...
0:01:29 > 0:01:34- ..the new road was built - and split the farm in two.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40- Farming on both sides of the road - entailed a lot of extra travel.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- It's an extremely busy road.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- We took the step - of selling the land on the far side.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- We put the money - that we received for it...
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- ..towards developing - what we have at Coedhirion now.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- A caravan park, B&B and cottages.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- As for the stock you keep, - have Texels played a central role?
0:02:05 > 0:02:06- Yes.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- My father established the flock - back in 1989.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Then, when I was nine years old...
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- ..I saw a ewe lamb - at the Royal Welsh.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23- I went to the owner - and struck a deal, as they say.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30- From that point, we've moved on - towards a pedigree flock, really.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Recently, Tomos became - one of the youngest members...
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- ..of the NSA's Wales committee.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- He's also vice chairman - of the South Wales Texel Club.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- Tomos clearly enjoys promoting - the breed at shows far and wide.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- This year, he's the judge - at Northern Ireland's national show.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- What is the appeal - of the Texel breed for you?
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- I consider them to be - the most popular breed in the UK.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- That gives plenty of scope...
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- ..to market the breed - on both sides...
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- ..the pedigree side - and the commercial side.
0:03:18 > 0:03:24- Tell me about your successes at - shows and sales, prices and so on.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- Well, without any doubt, - our best day was in 2014...
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- ..when we got 7,000 guineas - for a yearling ewe at Worcester.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- That certainly surprised me...
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- ..and everyone else, I think.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- I went up there - with only one ewe in the trailer...
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- ..and we got - the show champion female prize...
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- ..and the national top sale price - for a ewe that year.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- Tomos and his family - also keep Coloured Ryeland sheep.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- It's one of the oldest - British breeds.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- They're very popular - among smallholders...
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- ..and with the tourists - who visit the farm every year.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- What's the appeal - of Coloured Ryelands?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23- Well, Coloured Ryelands - are originally from Herefordshire.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- My mother's from Hereford...
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- ..so it was a good way to bring - a part of it to Carmarthenshire.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- That was Dad's logic, anyway!
0:04:32 > 0:04:33- I'm sure your mother was pleased!
0:04:33 > 0:04:34- I'm sure your mother was pleased!- - Yes...
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Then, on the tourism side...
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- ..it was something different - for them to see.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- What about the tourist season?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Do people come here - during the lambing season?
0:04:49 > 0:04:50- Does that cause complications?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- Does that cause complications?- - Yes, but it's nice to educate them.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- We can show what happens on a farm - beyond what they see on television.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- We get about 4,000 visitors here...
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- ..between the B&B, - the cottages and the caravan park.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- They all enjoy coming here, - and say that they'll come again.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- Dad always says, "There's no - nightlife here, only wildlife."
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- That's the slogan we use.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- It's a good one, fair play!
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- Tomos has won prizes - with more than his sheep.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- In 2010, he was awarded the Gareth - Raw Rees Memorial Scholarship.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- It enabled him to go to the USA...
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- ..to enrich his knowledge - of black Limousin cattle.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- Well, Tomos, the cattle are outside - and we're inside out of the rain!
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- Tell me about the virtues - of the black Limousins.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48- What do you look for?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- We had problems - finding the animal we wanted...
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- ..in order to establish the herd.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- We paid quite a lot...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- ..for animals - that weren't all that good...
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- ..because there weren't - that many available.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18- We were fortunate - to get one here from Scotland.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- We've used - the embryo transfer method...
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- ..to establish the herd - around that particular cow.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- We have had some red Limousins too.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- We saw that as a good way - of getting some black ones quickly.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- We bought some red ones - and mated them with a black bull.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47- We've had a very good run - of selling black bulls and heifers.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- This year, - we'll be showing red ones...
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- ..but hopefully, we'll have - more black ones in years to come.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- Tomos, I must say, I admire you.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03- You have all those varied sheep, - the cattle, the tourist business.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- It's quite a challenge - to keep on top of it all.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- Yes, but I enjoy the challenge.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- I hope that I'll enjoy it - for years to come.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- It's in my blood.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- That's how I've been raised.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Showing animals and keeping busy.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- It doesn't bother me - to be out here until ten at night...
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- ..and again at six in the morning.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- It's where I want to be - and hopefully will be.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- From Carmarthenshire - to County Antrim.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Tomos is now busy judging behind me.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- He's faced with quite a task, - with over 400 sheep being exhibited.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- This is the Northern Ireland - Texel Sheep Society show and sale.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58- As with previous years, they expect - 3,000 people here over two days.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Keeping an eagle eye on the ring - is Catrin Reed, Tomos's girlfriend.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- She also keeps Texel sheep - on her farm in Ceredigion.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- How do you make a show of it...
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- ..while moving through - all these entries?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- We've talked about it quite a bit.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- He decided that he would look - at the whole line up and down...
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- ..then handle them - five or six at a time...
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- ..and pick the best from that group.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- After handling them all...
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- ..he'd go back up and down - to see if he had enough.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- He wanted ten to fifteen...
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- ..but you can never foresee - the quality of the sheep.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- From there, he'd see what he had - and go on to placing them.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- It must be a big help to him - that you keep Texels too.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- You can discuss and plan together.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- I don't know if that's true.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- There's a competition between us!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- But being able to discuss - a shared interest is nice.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- After judging all that stock, - how did Tomos feel it went?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- It's been a very difficult job.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12- One of the toughest tasks - I've ever faced with the breed.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18- But I enjoyed every minute of it - and it was a privilege to be asked.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- The standard is incredibly high.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- They always have produced - good-quality Texels out here.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- This year is no exception.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- I was particularly pleased...
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- ..by the number of young farmers - showing their stock.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- I think that Northern Ireland - are well ahead of us...
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- ..in that they have a class - for young farmers.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- They are the future of the breed.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52- It's a great idea - to have a specific class for them.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- What do you think of the judging?
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- He's been consistent - in the kind of sheep he wants.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- He's done his work quickly too.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04- He has, very quickly.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05- I can't complain!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Congratulations - on the group of three.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- The British Texel Society - has 2,000 members.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- 20% of them - are here in Northern Ireland.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17- The Northern Irish club...
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- ..have a fabulous - youth development programme.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- They really are - the grassroots of Texel breeding.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- After the break, - Daloni meets a group of farmers...
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- ..who want more control - over the food chain...
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- ..in relation - to their own businesses.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- I'll see you in two minutes.
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0:10:52 > 0:10:53- Welcome back.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- Last year, Daloni met Michael Jones, - a young sheep farmer.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03- He was worried about his future - and the lamb industry in general.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- A year later, - he and a group of neighbours...
0:11:06 > 0:11:11- ..have decided to find a solution - to their problem.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- Michael Jones and his family - live on Ffridd farm near Bangor.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- He keeps over 700 sheep here.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- For several months, he and seven - young farmers from North Wales...
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- ..have joined forces to create - the company Ffermydd Teuluol...
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- ..to sell their lamb produce.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- What will the eight of you be doing - to promote and sell your lamb...
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- ..that's different - to what's on the market?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- We started by speaking to a lot - of processors and supermarkets.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- We realized that there was demand - for the hindquarters...
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- ..and that a lot of the forequarters - was being wasted.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- The feeling is people don't eat lamb - the same way they used to.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- There's no time and a lot - don't know how to cook it.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- A lot of people - say it tastes too strong.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- We came together to try and do - something with the forequarters...
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- ..to modernize lamb.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- We wanted to cook it - in a fashionable way...
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- ..that took around 20 minutes.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- We felt we needed to raise the value - of lamb for people in Wales.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- The group spent a lot of time at the - Food Technology Centre in Llangefni.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- They used - the animal's forequarters...
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- ..the hardest part to sell, - as the basis for all their produce.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- We're quite lucky that the Food Tech - in Llangefni is on our doorstep.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44- We got ourselves organized - through Agrisgop.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- We came together - with 12 to 14 recipes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- We've boiled it down - to half a dozen now.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- What will you introduce - to the market with the lamb?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Lamb with a little chilli.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Some with Mediterranean - sundried tomatoes.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- There's one with dates and honey.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Rosemary and apricot.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- They're quite modern.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- Spicy and sweet ingredients - which are quite popular now.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Where will you sell your produce?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- At the moment, we're in talks - with two rather large supermarkets.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- We have a meeting - with a third next week.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- There's been a good response.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Will you be making the burgers, - sausages and meatballs?
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Yes, at the moment, - we're making them at the Food Tech.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- We're hoping to find someone - to make them for us...
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- ..and to make the packaging - and everything.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- Euros Owen is another farmer - who's part of the venture.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- He and his father keep almost 2,000 - sheep and also a dairy herd...
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- ..at Llwydfaen farm near Conwy.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57- Are the weights good, Euros?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- They're not too bad.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- What do you try to get them to?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Around 40 - is where I'd like to get them.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- You want the lamb - at around 20kg deadweight.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- In a way, - as a group of young farmers...
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- ..you'll be trying - to keep everyone happy.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- We'll have to keep everyone happy. - That's the whole idea.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- We've spoken to the supermarkets - and they said...
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- .."If we had lambs with - six shoulders, six legs even...
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- "..we can sell them all day.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- "We sell six legs - for every shoulder."
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- We're trying to do something - with the forequarter.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- The hindquarters are good for them - and then we get the forequarter.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- What pushed you to join this group?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Mike phoned me - and said he'd had an idea.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- "Lamb prices aren't doing much. - We're struggling.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- "What if we dig into out pockets - and try to do something?"
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- We're young, we got - an enthusiastic group together.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- We went for it - and that's how it started.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- What amazes me is that - it hasn't been done already.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- It's amazed us as a group too.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- It's new, we're confident and - hopefully that will make it work.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- We've got a group of eight of us.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Five youngsters...
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- ..and three wise old heads - who rein us in now and again.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Hopefully, we'll get some support.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29- Are you hoping to supply smaller - shops too or just supermarkets?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- We're trying to sell - to every sector we can.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- We'll sell the lamb wherever we can.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41- As well as sheep and cattle, you - might be going from place to place.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- We may have to go all around Wales.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- I'm sure Dad wouldn't be very happy!
0:15:48 > 0:15:49- That's the same everywhere!
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- That's the same everywhere!- - Absolutely.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55- If it pays its way and brings - the price of lamb back up...
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- ..I'm sure he won't complain.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- Is it a good feeling?
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- The fact that you'll know the - produce's route from gate to plate.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- What's better than that?
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- Hopefully, in two months...
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- ..you'll come back and I can weigh - a lamb to make burgers for us.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- Speaking of weighing lambs, - some won't go if we keep talking!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Let's get another one done.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- This is on top - of the farming work you do.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- You have 700 sheep to care for - and then this.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Yes, it's been quite a challenge.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- I got up at 4.30am - to carry the bales in...
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- ..to get to the Food Tech on time.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- There we go, that's how it is.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Is all this work - worth it financially?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Yes, I hope so.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- That isn't a big part of it.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- The aim is - that it will work, it has to.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05- We feel strongly in Wales that we - have the produce and the location.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- You can't take that from us.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- Traditionally, - Wales is known as the land of song.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- It's surprising - how many of our famous singers...
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- ..come from rural backgrounds.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29- Last week, I went to meet one singer - who's making a name for himself.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- He's also my neighbour!
0:17:37 > 0:17:41- Huw Ynyr is a familiar face - at Welsh festivals.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- He's been successful at the National - Eisteddfod, Urdd Eisteddfod...
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- ..the Cerdd Dant Festival - and local eisteddfods.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54- Here, at Hengwrt Uchaf, Huw farms - with his parents, Huw and Rhianwen.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- He has hopes of combining - both loves, farming and singing.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- How important is this area to you - that it's kept you here...
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- ..as someone who could make a career - anywhere in the world?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- It's everything, really, isn't it?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- I've grown up here. - This is where my roots are.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- I've grown up with friends - on the neighbouring farms.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- I've also got Llyr and Rhys, - my two older brothers.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- This is where my memories are.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Obviously, it's nice - to have that option to go away.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- This place will always be home.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Was there something specific...
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- ..that made you realize - you wanted to be here?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- I think there was, wasn't there?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- I pull my girlfriend Awel's leg - about it.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- We started seeing each other - when we were 15.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- Awel's father is a farmer too.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- At the time, - I didn't think much of farming.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- I was scared - he'd ask me about the farm.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- I started taking a bit more interest - in the farm for that reason!
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- As you get older, - responsibilities grow.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Dad's sent me on shearing courses - among other things.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- He just tries to involve me more.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Ever since then, I've loved it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15- That's interesting because you've - not been to an agricultural college.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16- No, that's the thing...
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- ..I went to a sixth-form college - in Dolgellau after school.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- I studied music at Bangor - for four years.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Everything I know about farming, - I know through Dad.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- That's how I've learned.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35- I'd like to combine a performing - and singing career with the farm.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- I'm hoping that will be possible - in the long term.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43- Tell us some of the highlights - in your singing career thus far.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- I competed - at the National Eisteddfod recently.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- I had some success.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- I suppose the biggest highlight...
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- ..was winning the - Bryn Terfel Scholarship in 2012.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- That was an incredible experience.
0:19:56 > 0:20:03- The winner of the Urdd Gobaith Cymru - Bryn Terfel Scholarship for 2012...
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- ..is...
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- ..Huw Ynyr Evans.
0:20:11 > 0:20:17- # Tonight, I wander lonely
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- # I am longing #
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- With over - 300 Welsh Mountain Sheep...
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- ..and a pedigree herd - of Welsh Black cattle...
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- ..there's plenty of work here.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- Huw Ynyr is the fourth generation - on the farm.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Keeping an eye on it all - is Huw Alun, his father.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- It's the same problem - that every farm has.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- We can find plenty of work - for our children...
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- ..but in the end, - they need recognition.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- That recognition - needs to be justified too.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- Apparently, I look at him - as a farmer who sings...
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- ..as opposed to a singer who farms.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- And despite taking a lot of pride - in all his singing success...
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- ..the biggest pleasure for me...
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- ..is seeing him conduct - day-to-day farming duties...
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- ..in a better way - than I did at his age.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- How does the future look in terms - of making a living from the farm?
0:21:24 > 0:21:25- A mountain farm.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33- I think there are particular skills - involved in mountain farming.
0:21:36 > 0:21:43- The age-old problem is that we - have to get more and more land...
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- ..just to stay in the same place.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- That's the biggest worry.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- It's obvious that the singing - is important for Huw Ynyr.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- But he is a son of the mountains, - really.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- We frequently think of that link - between music and agriculture.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Do you have any idea - why they go together so well?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- There are so many singers - from rural backgrounds.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- You sing at Sunday school - and at primary school.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- If you're a member - of a young farmer's club...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- ..you sing with the choir.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- You're surrounded - by singing and singers.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- It worked for me anyway.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Do you practise out on the field?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- A good question. - Yes, I sing when I go around.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- That's particularly true - during lambing season.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43- A couple moved up to Cae Llwyd farm.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- I hadn't met them.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- I got a chance to meet them.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- They said, "You're the one - that's been singing on the quad!"
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- They weren't complaining - but they had heard.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- # I'll sing my song no more
0:23:03 > 0:23:10- # My song is at an end #
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- That's it for this week.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Whatever our worries - about the industry...
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- ..young people are eyeing the future - with confidence.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Personally, it's been a great visit - to Northern Ireland...
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- ..and I've had a very warm welcome.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- A young Welshman has made - quite an impact as a judge.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Congratulations to him.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- For the time being, from me and the - rest of the Ffermio team, goodbye.
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